Vanessa M. Oddo, Jee Hyun Rah, Richard D. Semba, Kai Sun et al.
Background Many developing countries now face the double burden of malnutrition, defined as the coexistence of a stunted child and overweight mother within the same household. Objective This study sought to estimate the prevalence of the double burden of malnutrition and to identify associated mater...
Ethan Gough, David A. Stephens, Erica E. M. Moodie, Andrew J. Prendergast et al.
BACKGROUND: Chronic malnutrition, termed stunting, is defined as suboptimal linear growth, affects one third of children in developing countries, and leads to increased mortality and poor developmental outcomes. The causes of childhood stunting are unknown, and strategies to improve growth and relat...
Mohammad Sorowar Hossain, Enayetur Raheem, Tanvira Afroze Sultana, Shameema Ferdous et al.
Thalassemias are emerging as a global public health concern. Due to remarkable success in the reduction of childhood mortality by controlling infectious diseases in developing countries, thalassemias are likely to be a major public health concern in the coming decades in South Asia. Despite the fact...
Jena Hamadani, George J. Fuchs, Saskia Osendarp, Syed N. Huda et al.
Background Zinc deficiency is widely prevalent in developing countries. Zinc supplements given to Bangladeshi pregnant women have been shown to reduce infants' infectious disease morbidity. We assessed these infants at age 13 months to establish the effect of antenatal zinc supplementation on infant...
Alok Bhargava, Howarth E. Bouis, Nevin S. Scrimshaw
Iron deficiency anemia affects a large number of women in developing countries, especially during child-bearing years. The hemoglobin concentration is useful for identifying iron deficiency anemia. The main objectives of this study were, first, to extend algorithms for calculating bioavailable iron ...
M. M Rahman, Sten H. Vermund, Mohammad A Wahed, G Fuchs et al.
Abstract Objective: To evaluate the effect of simultaneous zinc and vitamin A supplementation on diarrhoea and acute lower respiratory infections in children. Study design: Randomised double blind placebo controlled trial. Setting: Urban slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Participants and methods: 800 chil...
Rolf Klemm, Alain Labrique, Parul Christian, Mahbubur Rashid et al.
OBJECTIVES: We assessed the effect of supplementing newborns with 50000 IU of vitamin A on all-cause infant mortality through 24 weeks of age. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This was a community-based, double-masked, cluster-randomized, placebo-controlled trial conducted in 19 unions in rural northwest Bangl...
S.M. Ziauddin Hyder, Lars Åke Persson, Rajiv Chowdhury, Eva‐Charlotte Ekström
Side-effects of iron supplementation lead to poor compliance. A weekly-dose schedule of iron supplementation rather than a daily-dose regimen has been suggested to produce fewer side-effects, thereby achieving a higher compliance. This study compared side-effects of iron supplementation and their im...
Purnima Menon, Phuong Hong Nguyen, Kuntal Kumar Saha, Khaled Adiba et al.
BACKGROUND: Complementary feeding (CF) contributes to child growth and development, but few CF programs are delivered at scale. Alive & Thrive addressed this in Bangladesh through intensified interpersonal counseling (IPC), mass media (MM), and community mobilization (CM). OBJECTIVE: The objective w...
Saskia Osendarp, Joop MA van Raaij, Gary L. Darmstadt, Abdullah H Baqui et al.
BACKGROUND Infant malnutrition and mortality rates are high in less-developed countries especially in low-birthweight infants. Zinc deficiency is also widely prevalent in these circumstances. We aimed to assess the effect of daily zinc supplements given to pregnant mothers on their infants' growth a...
Saskia Osendarp, Joop MA van Raaij, Shams El Arifeen, MA Wahed et al.
BACKGROUND Maternal zinc supplementation has been suggested as a potential intervention to reduce the incidence of low birth weight in developing countries. To date, placebo-controlled trials have all been performed in industrialized countries and the results are inconsistent. OBJECTIVE The objectiv...
Saul S. Morris, Marie T. Ruel, Roberta J. Cohen, Kathryn G Dewey et al.
Background Previous research has suggested that there may be significant within-subject variability, both site-to-site and over time, in hemoglobin concentrations in capillary blood. Objective This study examined the reliability of the portable hemoglobinometer (PHM) system with use of capillary blo...
Roy Sk, A M Tomkins, S. M. Akramuzzaman, R.H. Behrens et al.
<h3>OBJECTIVE</h3> To evaluate the impact of zinc supplementation on the clinical course, stool weight, duration of diarrhoea, changes in serum zinc, and body weight gain of children with acute diarrhoea. <h3>DESIGN</h3> Randomised double blind controlled trial. Children were assigned to receive zin...
Abdullah H Baqui, K. Zaman, Lars Åke Persson, Shams El Arifeen et al.
Given the high prevalence of micronutrient deficiencies and infectious diseases in infants in developing countries, an evaluation of the efficacy of different micronutrient formulations on infant morbidity is a priority. The efficacy of weekly supplementation of four different micronutrient formulat...
Mohammad Shafiqur Rahman, Muntaha Mushfiquee, Mohammad Shahed Masud, Tamanna Howlader
BACKGROUND: Bangladesh is one of the most anemia prone countries in South Asia. Children of age under five years and women of reproductive age are particularly vulnerable in this region. Although several studies have investigated the risk factors of anemia, only few have explored its association wit...